Sunday, August 14, 2022

Louisiana Supreme Court Refuses Stay Of Abortion Ban During Appeals

In an Order (full text) signed by four of the seven Justices on the Louisiana Supreme Court in June Medical Services, LLC v. Landry, (LA Sup. Ct., Aug. 11, 2022), the court denied a petition by abortion providers seeking to reinstate a trial court's injunction on enforcing Louisiana's abortion ban while appeals are being pursued.  As explained by The Advocate, the trial court had found that the law was likely unconstitutionally vague.  A state appellate court ordered the trial court to suspend its ruling, and now the Supreme Court has refused to overturn that decision.